Construction

Financial Breakdown

This facility has ballooned past cost estimates originally around $60,000,000 it is now reached roughly $174,027,286 for the public. 

The math breaks down like this to build CleanLane:

  • $35,355,000.00 Bond Proceeds 

  • $23,672,286.00 Total Bond Interest 

  • $100,000,000 estimated price of BHS Equipment (secured lending with 25 year contract between BHS and the county, with county to pay back) - AKA the Private investment

  • $15,000,000 tax credit from Inflation Reduction Act 


$174,027,286 Total knows costs (2/4/2025)

The true Cost of CleanLane

If you calculate the total financial impact to CleanLane, over 25 years (contracted agreement length with BHS), the collective county garbage user cost is $352,948,872.35

Tipping fee increases for CleanLane

  • Year 1-2 11% increases

  • Year 3-4 9% increases

  • Year 5-25 3% increases

103% tipping fee increase over 25 years

$91.32 (2023) to $248.68 (2048)

Avg CPI (2.6%) over 25 years = 65%